Descending to remarkable depths below the sea on one single breath, Alessia Zecchini enters what she describes as the last…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
The Thridrangar Lighthouse is one of the most dramatic and unique lighthouses in the world, and it’s also one of…
The City of Cleveland is the largest and most difficult-to-access wreck in the Tobermory area. There’s a lot to see…
Netflix has premiered its new documentary series Earthstorm, a series of stories that examine first hand experiences of people navigating the…
All these Tiger Banded Rockfish were photographed by Roger McDonell during a recent dive at April Point Reef in Discovery…
In response to a question, Chris Foisey discusses how dangerous diving near a Barracuda can be. We’ll be showcasing Chris’s…
A documentary about Saltwater Sean will be released this spring by filmmaker Sean MacDougall. Sean McMullen is a treasure hunter,…
In this short film by Canadians (Calgary) Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbour, sending a…
The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) executes the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) on behalf of a community-based partnership dedicated to…
The SS Wexford was a steel-hulled, propeller-driven cargo ship built in Sunderland, England in 1883 by William Doxford & Sons.…
Be the first to participate in the Ultimate Week of Adventures Ocean Quest has created the Consummate Explorer Package in…
The SS Capilano was a small steel coastal freight and passenger steamship (36.5 meters long and 6.76 meters wide, 157…
“A maritime mystery drives this powerful narrative; but the greatest strength of HMS Speedy may be its evocation of a time, a…
We love to scuba dive. And we hope it comes through. It’s a basic human need, exploring the world and…
The North American Ice Diving Festival in 2023 will be the largest Ice Diving event in terms of scuba divers…
Canada’s largest showcase of outdoor gear and adventure travel experiences! See it! Do it! Live it! Toronto’s Outdoor Show returns…
Interested in taking your diving deeper and longer? Join us to learn more about the TDI Advanced Nitrox, Decompression Procedures…
Shelf ice forms when a portion of a lake’s surface freezes. It is frequently washed up on the beach. This…
The HMCS Ojibwa is Ontario’s only submarine that is open to the public for tours. The Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa…
A documentary film about Canadian Great Lakes commercial fisheries. Last Boat on the Lake is a documentary about the commercial…
The book, DEEP, DARK, AND DANGEROUS: The Story of British Columbia’s World-Class Undersea Tech Industry, is now available for purchase…
The 119th Explorers Club Annual Dinner will take place on April 22, 2023, at 660 12th Avenue in New York…
The Northumberland Strait is a strait in eastern Canada that connects the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean.…
Bob Hollis, 86, died peacefully on January 4, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his family. Phil Nuytten·…
For many years, the story of the Cornelia B. Windiate remained a Great Lakes mystery. The ship was known to…
This is a simple shore dive about 200 feet from shore in 20 feet of water. There isn’t much left…
“Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” David Cameron The Scuba News…
Take the Ice Diver Course with East Coast Scuba & Watersports Our instructors are very experienced in spending time on…
Typo, a three-masted schooner, was built in 1873. The vessel was built by Milwaukee’s Wolfe & Davidson. The Typo is…
Chris Haslip of Explorer Diving in Kingston recently visited Morton village to dive The Morton Village Wreck. This is a…
Due to some misinformation, The Scuba News Canada recently posted that Stan Waterman had died. We would like to publicly…
Ayaan Chitty had wanted to dive the world’s deepest pool in Dubai for a long time and took advantage of…
Niagara Divers will host the 7th annual Christmas Tree Dive on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the Welland Scuba Park.…
According to Guinness World Records, Karen van den Oever, the world’s deepest female scuba diver, has just surpassed her deep…
Saltwater Sean is once again helping to clean up the Sackville River in Nova Scotia. A lovely river day full…
You can dive a Boeing 737 jet plane that was intentionally sunk in early 2006 to create an artificial reef…
Lana Smithson, from Maine, US, visited Canada this past year and was fortunate to dive in Canada on four separate…
The SS John V. Moran, a wooden-hulled American package freighter in service between 1888 and 1899, was destroyed by the…
The northern pike is a carnivorous fish species. They are typical of Northern Hemisphere brackish and fresh waters. In the…
This video was taken during a recent wreck dive on the HMCS Saskatchewan, just outside of Nanaimo, British Columbia (Sept…
After a listener inquiry, Chris Foisey of TikTok’s “Modern Diver” discusses rubber versus braided low pressure regulator hoses. We’ll be…
Paralenz went into liquidation back in October 2022. Martin Holmberg, a Danish product designer, came up with the concept for a…
Kate Cheung recently wrote to The Scuba News Canada concerning Scott Steer (British Columbia) and his illegal fish harvesting. He…
Stuart Seldon is in his 11th or 12th year of producing his “Reefs and Wrecks” calendar, which features photos from…
From 1775 to 1899, a maritime historian investigates more than a century of adventure and tragedy on the waters off…